Associations to the word «Syndicate»

Wiktionary

SYNDICATE, noun. A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
SYNDICATE, noun. A similar group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.
SYNDICATE, noun. A chain of newspapers, or an agency that distributes features to multiple newspapers.
SYNDICATE, noun. The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a council or body of syndics.
SYNDICATE, verb. (intransitive) To become a syndicate.
SYNDICATE, verb. (transitive) To put under the control of a group acting as a unit.
SYNDICATE, verb. (transitive) To release media content through a syndicate to be published or broadcast through multiple outlets.

Dictionary definition

SYNDICATE, noun. A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.
SYNDICATE, noun. An association of companies for some definite purpose.
SYNDICATE, noun. A news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication.
SYNDICATE, verb. Join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated".
SYNDICATE, verb. Organize into or form a syndicate.
SYNDICATE, verb. Sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations.

Wise words

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